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Regulation remains unclear a month out from FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... regulation still has some loose ends less than a month ahead of its start, on July 1, 2013. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of Policy and Conduct Dante De Gori said that the organisation is still negotiating some of the aspects ...

Greens hold the key to TASA in Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... is approved, the key to the final voting in the Senate could be in the hands of the Greens. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard that the organisation expects the bill to be approved at today's ...

Trans-Tasman super rollovers exclude SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... overlooked after industry bodies the SMSF Professional's Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) made submissions to include SMSFs at the consultation phase.

TASA now likely to include advisers by July 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... period finished on March 8, 2013, and Treasury received 33 submissions, including those of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The FPA was ...

Paragem FUA reaches $1.9bn after new mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... $100 million and current director and adviser at Dolfinwise Jason Bragger is on the Queensland Financial Planning Association (FPA) committee for board policy and regulations. Paragem managing director Ian Knox said that the growth is part of Paragem's ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... million unique visitors since it launched and reaches more than 300,000 people in an average month. Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said people should follow a very simple rule when it came to unsolicited approaches ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Financial services with 838 advisers and Commonwealth Financial Planning with 795 planners. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and standards Dante De Gori said that increased regulation and the Future of Financial Advice ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... recommendations and decide whether to proceed with its passage unchanged or make amendments. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has lobbied for years for the enshrinement of the terms and FPA chief executive Mark Rantall applauded the move. "This ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... - both very important factors to help people achieve a comfortable retirement," Vamos said. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) echoed Vamos' approval of this increase in the contributions cap, which will be extended to the over-50s ...

New FPA member base shows changing face of industry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... highlights the transformation of the public face of the financial planning industry, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Figures released by the industry body shows that of more than 1,000 new members who joined the FPA this financial ...